Cleansing-tissue compact



April 3, 1934. 'w MED'OFF 1,953,887

GLEANSHG TISSUE COMPACT l Filed Oct. l5. 3.952

...I ,umm if y ,2 INVENTOR HS ATTORNEYS l Patented- Apr. 3, 1934 l UNITED: STATES PATENT oFFics Claims.

This invention relates to cosmetic material and articles, and its chiel objectis to provide, in a lasting and durable but quite portable and con venient form, a new but essential article of cos- 6 metics to join and supplement those usually car-l ried in ladies handbags or the like.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a package or unit of cleansing-tissues which will be so simply and compactly gotten up and lil constructed as to be conveniently transportable as another compact with powder-compacts, lipsticks, etc. in'a small handbag without crowding same, yet which will hold, display, and dispense in an improved manner, a surprisingly large .num-

lli ber of unusually large tissues and which will be quite easily and simply re-fillable with fresh tissues on occasion.

A further particular object ci. the invention is to provide an article of this nature which will be I adapted to be artistically made either of some precious metal and sold as an article oi jewelry, or to be quickly and inexpensively made in large quantities of some common metal by ordinary die-stamping, yet be durable, rugged and withal *ad not at all likely to get vcut oi order or wear out prematurely.

My invention is shown in several embodiments in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a perspective of one i'orxn thereof in the open condition and containing tissues;

Fig. 2 is a vertical, central cross-section of the compact of Fig. 1 in closed condition, and

Fig. 3 `is a perspective oi another-form in open, empty condition. A

The article of the present invention is made and sold preferably in connection with a package of 250 or more elongated, oblated-S, cleansing tissues, which. form is that most economical oi the cellulose of which the tissues are made. In di) order that these tissues in these packages may be vconsumed in large quantities, I have conceived of incorporating some of them into a purse-pacinage to supplement the`\lip-stick tube, the powder-a compact, etc. usually found in ladies handbags. Ii' made oi' the usual packageinaterial, such as cardboard, however, the tendency is to not-bother with refilling the cardboard containers more than once or twice, as they are not particularly valul ableor attractive and soon become ineiicient or worn out. The result is that the rest oi the tissues in the large package are left unused and the demand for these tissue-articles falls off.

Accordingly the present invention provides an article or container and compact which will be worth keeping and instead oi being an unattractive, shoddy article to be concealed or neglected, may constitute both a new article of jewelry and a new cosmetic-line.

In Figs. l and 2 of the drawing, the article com prises two sections, l. and l', made preferably of sheet-metal such as green-gold or enameled iron by die-stamping, etc. Each section is hinged by pin-hinges 3, to a center, or link, piece, 2, and each section 1 encloses or embraces a portion of the cleansing tissue pile. The cleansing tissue pile comprises a plurality, usually 20, ci tissues each preferably folded in oblatd S-iorm, usually longer than broad, and stacked vertically on each` other. Twoply, frillednend` Facel cellulose sheets cut and folded as shown are preferred and contemplated by the present invention. n At the end oi each section l., a nap, tongue, or holder, d, 4' is hinged to overlie the elongated stack of cleansing tissues, The flaps each have a downwardly ertendingvear or flange 8, through which a short shaft 8 is passed and riveted.

Means are provided for making the members 4 hold the pile compactly down and in place when `the compact is open, and other means are prowhen' the compact is closed. ln furtherance oi the second purpose, one flap is provided with a.` projection or stud-fastener 5 and the other with a complementary socket-fastener 6, constructed and functioning similarly to the fasteners on a glove, so that when closed, as in Fig. il, the tissues are prevented from shitting. In order to prevent the tissues from falling out, shifting, or being disarranged when the compact is open, as in Fig.

l, means are provided for holding each flap down until vdirectly and positively raised and released,

and in one form, these means comprise an inward protuberance 6' at the end-of each side of each section, and a complementary depression 7 in the downwardly extending flange 8 at each side of the end oi each ap 4, 4'. i

The distal end-of one section is provided wit a fixed end wall 30, but the corresponding end ci.'v the other section is left open. A closure 18 for this open end oi the compact is provided, and is 11W spring-hinged to the open-ended section by means of an assembly 9 comprising hinge knuckles, a hinge pin and hinge-spring assembly. The spring has one end attached to the pin and the other to the closure 18.

The two halves may be quite readily superimposed into the position shown in Fig. 2, and whenv so closed, may be held securely together by means of the rotatable, overlapping end-wall 18 of the its section l. The member 18 maybe locked in place. 1,10

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by a detent comprising a male member 31 and a female member 32.

Thus, the compact when closed being only about 3" x 1/2" x 2%", occupies a very small compass indeed, in spite of the fact that it encompasses no less than 20, usually, of the S-folded cleansing tissues shown. It is easily opened by merely lifting the hood or closure 18 and unsnapping the glove-type fasteners 5 and 6, whereupon the ap 4 is easily raised and the end 10 of a tissue can be seized. A gentle, substantially horizontal pull will remove same from the compact, unfolded fiat and ready for use.

To re-fill, it is only necessary, with the -article open and empty, to raise both iiaps 4, and 4 quite out of the way, lay in another pile of twenty or` so of the S-folded, elongated tissues of the present invention, and close the aps and the,

.worn out, and indeed is satisfactory for manufacture as an article of jewelry.

The compact is adapted to be put up and sold, in the form of a unitary package, along with about 250 re-fills, in the manner disclosed in my yco-epending U. S. application, Serial No. 629,583,

filed August 20, 1932, and the tissues both in it and in the re-fill box, are adapted not only for cosmetic uses, but as handkerchiefs, 'dust-cloths, etc., and wherever tissues are generally used in the home.

In Fig. 3, there is shown a modiiication of the inventive idea in which for the fasteners 5 and 6, 6' and 7, an instrumentality in the form of studshaits and. springs, is substituted. That is, each holder-flap 4i, i is pivoted to its section by a short stub-shaft or headed-rivet 20 passing through the sides of the section at the end thereof and passing through ears 21 in each iiap. A. spring 22 has one end anchored to the shaft and .the other to the ap. Thus the iiaps can be sprung into and out .of place against the tissues.

The compact is otherwise constructed and functions in the same manner as that of Figs. l and 2.

l. in an article oi the class described, a sheet of material, said sheet being formed into a plum rality of sections, two of the sections having a bottom and side walls but no top, these sections being connected into a unit by a third section,

said third section comprising a plate having members for engaging with complementary members on the adjacent sections, one of the sections having an end wall and the other being open at the corresponding end, and a member hinged to the open end and overlappable over said sections superimposed.

2. In an article of the class described, a sheet of material, said sheet being formed into a plurality of sections, two of the sections having abottom and side walls but no top, these sections being connected into a unit by a third section, said third section comprising a plate having members for engaging with complementary members on the adjacent sections, one of the sections having an end wall and the other being open at the corresponding end, and, at the distal end of each section, a tongue-like member pivoted to the side walls to overlie and contact the tissues.

3. In an article of the class described, a sheet of material, said sheet being formed into a plurality of sections, two of the sections having a bottom and side walls but no top, these sections being connected into a unit by a third section, said third section comprising a plate having members for engaging with complementary members on the adjacent sections, one of the sections having an end wall and the other being open at the corresponding end, and a spring-clip top at the open end of one section for holding the section superimposed.

e. In an article of the class described, a sheet of material, said sheet being formed into a plurality of sections, two of the sections having a bottom and side walls but no top, these sections being connected into a unit by a third section, said third section comprising a plate having members for engaging with complementary members on the adjacent sections, one oi the sections having an end wall and the other being open at the corresponding end, a spring-clip top at the open end of one section for holding the section superimposed, and means for locking said top to said superimposed sections.

5. An article of the class described, comprising a sheet of rigid material, said sheet being formed into three sections, two of the sections having a bottom and side walls but no top, said section being connected as a unit by the other section, said other section comprising a plate having members for engaging with complementary members on the adjacent sections by means of a pin, one of the sections having an end wall and the other being open at the corresponding end, and a hollow triangular prism hinged to the open end and engageable over said sections superimposed.

WILLIAM MEDOFF.

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